Copy-holder.



H. J. RIGHENDRFER & R. BOONE.

COPY HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED APR.1B,1911.

1,045,747? Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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H. J. RIOHBNDRFER 6L R. BOONE.

GOPY HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APB.18,1911.

1,045,747, Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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COLUMBIA PLANGGRAPH Co..wAsH|NUToN. D. c.

HENRY J. RICHENDRFER AND RUSH BOONE, OF LIME RIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA.

COPY-HOLDER.

Application filed April 18, 1911.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

Seria1 No. 621,959.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY J. RICH- nNDRrER and RUSH BOONE, citizens of the United States, residing at L-ime Ridge, in the county of Columbia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Copy-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to copy holders,

and it has for its object to produce a device of this class which shall be especially adapted to be used in connection with a typewriting machine for the purpose o-f holdingl notes or material that is to be copied plainly exposed to the view of the operator.

A ,further object of the invention is to` produce a device of the class referred to` equipped with indicating means whereby the exact place thatis being copied may be which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.`

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferred form ofthe invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the claims may` tended through a' side bar l of the frame,

be resorted to when desired.

1n the drawings z--Figure 1 is a perspective view of a copy holding device constructed in accordance withV the invention. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 4c is a detail side View with parts broken away of a portion of the frame, the arm 20 and related parts.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like characters of reference.

The frame A of the improved copy holder is composed of side members 1, 1, a top bar 2 and a plurality of cross bars 3, 3. The frame is pivotally mounted by means of a rod l which engages apertures near the lower ends of the side members 1, said rod being suitably supported in any convenientmanner. Thus the said rod, as shown in the drawings, may be supported by means of lugs 5 rising from a base 6. Fixedly supported with reference to the rod l are segment racks 7 which are concentric with the axis of the supporting rod. Pivotally connected with t-he side` members 1 of the frame are arms 8 which are connected by means of a rod 9 adapted to engage the notches of the segment racks 7, thereby serving to hold the frame securely in various positions to which it may be tilted or adjusted.

The cross bars 3 of the frame serve to support a plate 10 having a struck up tongue 11 which may be utilized for the purpose of supporting postal cards, envelops and small forms containing matter that is to be copied in such a manner as to expose such matter plainly to view. Pivoted upon the inner faces of the side members 1 are arms 12 connected by a rod 13 upon which a plurality of fingers 14 are pivotally mounted. Vvvhen the matter that is to be copied is contained in a book, said book after being opened at the proper place may be introduced beneath the rod 13 which, being carried by the arms 12, may be swung outward from the face of the frame to admit the open volume which, by the action of the rod 13 and lingers 14; will be kept open at the proper place. Supported for rotation in suitable bearings adjacent to the top bar 2 of the frame are two rollers 15, 16, one of which is positioned above the other, and said rollers being in frictional contact, their faces being, if desired, covered with rubber or other suitable friction material. One o-f the journals 17 of the lower roller 16 is exand said journal carries a ratchet wheel 18 which is engaged by a spring pressed pawl 19 carried by an arm 20 which is pivoted upon the journal 17, said arm 20 being suiiiciently spaced from the proximate side bar 1 of the frame to accommodate the ratchet wheel 18 and the pawl 19 between said arm and the frame. The arm 20 is connected by a link or rod 21 with a lever 22 which is fulcrumed upon the frame, one end of said lever being engaged by a retracting spring 23, the other end having a handle 24k whereby it may be manipulated. It will be seen that by actuating the lever 22, the roller 16 will be rotated to the extent of one or more teeth or ratchets, according to the extent of the movement of the lever, thereby feeding between the rollers 16 and 15 a sheet which may have been previously inserted therebetween. These rollers are to be used for holding printed or typewritten copy upon loose leaves or sheets. l/Vhen used for typewritten copy it is obvious that by each manipulation of the lever 22, the copy may befed between the rollers a distance equal to the space between the lines. A rule 25, which is secured upon arms 26 pivoted upon the frame, serves as a line indicator in -connection with the rollers 15, 16 and serves also to hold the copy flat plainly exposed to View.

A shaft 27, which is associated for rotation with the frame, carries a reel 28 which is disposed within a drum casing 29, which latter is supported by an arm 3() connected with one of the cross bars 3. `Connected with and partly wound upon the reel 23 is a ribbon' or tape 31, preferably of steel, aluminum, bronze or other suitable metal or alloy, said tape being guided over the top bar 2 of the frame and provided with a hoo-k 32 with which a weight 33 may be detachably connected. This tape serves by engagement with the rod 13 to sustain the latter in operative position. Fitted upon the tape 31 is a slidable plate 34 having slots or apertures 35 for the passage of the tape upon which said plate may thus be conveniently adjusted. Associated with the plate 34 is a laterally extending arm 36 carrying an extension slide 37 which may be used as a line indicator when the material to be copied is contained in a book. The arm 36 is preferably mounted slidably and detachably in guide flanges 33 upon the plate 34 so that it may be fitted to extend either to the right or to the left from said plate, according to the location of the material which is to be copied, whether such material be found upon the right hand or the left hand page of the open book. An ordinary conventional stenographers note book may also be conveniently placed upon the support-ing frame and retained in an open position by means of the weighted tape or ribbon. The latter, when not in active use, may be wound upon the reel 28 which may be readily rotated by means of a crank 39 upon one end of the shaft 27.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed, it will be seen that we havejprovided a very simple and elicient copy holding device which may be mounted upon a base, such as a desk or table, or which may be associated with a typewriting machine. The latter construct-ion will be preferable in places where typewriting machines are movably supported so as to be readily moved to the neighborhood of volumes from which extracts are to be copied, as in recorders offices and other places where records are made in heavy and unwieldy volumes. may be readily tilted to and held securely in any position that will be most advantageous to the operator. It will. be seen that the device is adapted to hold loose sheets, note books, heavy volumes or any other form of material from which copies are to be made. The exact manner of using the device may obviously be varied according to the taste and convenience of the operator.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. In a copy holder, a frame, a reel carried thereby, arms pivoted upon the sides of the frame, a copy holding rod connecting said arms, a suit-ably guided tape connected with the reel and engaging the copy holding rod, means for holding the tape under tension, and a line indicator carried by the tape.

2. In a copy holder, a tiltably supported i Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, bv addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C. 

